Since yesterday, our lab has detected a flood of email messages that seem to contain a Microsoft Update, but it’s actually malware. We’ve seen around 3,000 in a few hours. The message is like the following: This email, which seems to have been sent by the Microsoft Support team, informs you that a new security update […]
This is a little old but going around again. Warning to all Facebook users: a new virus is going around that appears to infect the Facebook users’ Friends lists and sends out an email message asking you to download a plug-in. One word: don’t. Warning to all Facebook users: a new virus is going around […]
A new computer virus is doing the rounds, called Internet Security 2010. It has been developed to resemble anti-virus software, which tells users that they have numerous infections on their PCs, and they need to install the software to eradicate them. According to Webroot, once downloaded a few Trojan viruses infiltrate the PC through the […]
A particularly aggressive computer virus called “Koobface” made the rounds on MySpace and recently hit users of Facebook. When the victim clicked on a link they were told they had to update the popular Internet browser plug-in Adobe Flash. Agreeing to the download installs the virus onto the victim’s computer and monitors Internet activity to […]
Win Security 360 is a rogue security program discovered by security researcher Bharath M Narayan. This program is promoted through the use of malware and online scams that pretend to be online anti-malware scanners. When the program is installed on your computer it will be configured to start automatically when Windows starts. Once started it […]
Rogue security software is an application that appears to be beneficial from a security perspective but provides little or no security, generates erroneous alerts, or attempts to lure users into participating in fraudulent transactions. Some products defined as “rogue” simply fail to provide the reliable protection that a consumer paid for. Others are far more […]
Waiting for a delivery from Amazon.com? Well, be careful if you receive a notification in your email – as it could be that hackers are trying to trick you into infecting your computer. We”re intercepting a wave of forged emails which claim to come from order-update@amazon.com, but unlike regular emails from the dot com giant […]
If you get a message that looks like this with your domain and email address listed do not open for any reason delete it Dear user of the ibn.org mailing service! We are informing you that because of the security upgrade of the mailing service your mailbox (billy@ibn.org) settings were changed. In order to apply […]
Gumblar” virus playing havoc with home pages across Japan A computer virus dubbed “Gumblar” is wreaking havoc with Internet users, directing them to harmful sites and embedding malware via hacked Web pages. According to Internet security firms, there are more than 3,500 cases of Gumblar Web page infection in Japan, and the independent Information-Technology Promotion […]
